Quick Search - BMW iDrive 6.0 Manual

NAVIGATION

Quick search

Concept
Depending on the equipment, Points of Interest
and addresses can be searched for by entering a
sequence of letters or by searching in the navi‐
gation data stored in the vehicle.
All entries are displayed that include this text
string.
General information
It is possible to search simultaneously by town/
city and street. To do this, enter a text string for
the town/city, then a blank space and a text string
for the street name.
Calling up quick search
1. "Navigation"
2. "Enter new destination"
3. "Quick search"
4. Enter at least three letters or characters.
5. Select the symbol, if needed.
Results are displayed in a list.
For vehicles with charging socket: charging
station display, refer to page 12.
6. Move the Controller to the right.
7. Select desired destination.
Destination entry by voice
General information
▷ Instructions for the voice activation system,
see vehicle Owner's Manual.
▷ When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation and
iDrive.
▷ To have the available voice commands read
out loud: ›Voice commands‹ or ›Help‹.
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Destination input
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Saying the entries
▷ Complete addresses can be spoken as a sin‐
gle command, or countries, towns/cities,
streets and intersections can be spoken as
whole words. The language of the system
must be set to the language of the destina‐
tion country.
▷ Addresses can be spelled out if the language
of the system and the language of the desti‐
nation country are different.
Say the letters smoothly, and avoid exagger‐
ating the pronunciation and inserting lengthy
pauses between the letters.
▷ The options available for entering data de‐
pend on the navigation data and the country
and language settings.
Entering an address in a
command
1. Press button on the steering wheel.
2. ›Enter destination‹
3. Wait for a request from the voice activation
system.
4. Say the address in the suggested order.
5. Continue making the entry as prompted by
the voice activation system.
If necessary, individually name the separate parts
of the address, for instance the town/city.
Home address
General information
The home address must be stored.
Using the home address as the
destination
1. "Navigation"
2. "Enter new destination"
3. "Home address"